restraint vs continence

restraint and continence both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
restraint	Yes	No	No	No
continence	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, continence is a hyponym of restraint; that is, continence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than restraint:

Other hyponyms of restraint include self-restraint, temperateness, moderation, temperance, inhibition.

restraint (noun)	continence (noun)
the act of controlling by restraining someone or something	the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters
a device that retards something's motion	voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge
discipline in personal and social activities
lack of ornamentation
a rule or condition that limits freedom
the state of being physically constrained